Broadcasters Foundation Golf Tourney Raises $200,000
The Broadcasters Foundation of America raised $200,000 during its Celebrity Golf Fundraiser on Sept. 19 at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., home of this year’s PGA Championship. More than 150 broadcasters and celebrities participated. The annual event is one of the foundation’s major fundraisers and supports its mission to provide monthly and emergency financial assistance to broadcasters in need.
“The funds come at a time when more broadcasters than ever are in need of assistance,” said Dan Mason, chairman of the Broadcasters Foundation. “Just recently, we helped 85 colleagues affected by the Louisiana floods with emergency grants of $1,000 each, and requests are now rolling in from broadcasters impacted by Hurricane Matthew.”
“We are pacing to distribute $850,000 in monthly and emergency grants this year,” added Jim Thompson, president of the Broadcasters Foundation. “We are very grateful to our sponsors and to those who gave of their time to make this year’s Celebrity Golf Fundraiser a success.”
Traug Keller, VP, production and business divisions of ESPN, served as event chair. Celebrity golfers included: Bruce Beck, WNBC-TV New York; Rachel Grant, actress and philanthropist; Jay Harris, ESPN; Otis Livingston, WCBS-TV New Yotk; Karl Nelson, New York Giants; Lee Saltz, New England Patriots; Bob Wischusen, voice of the New York Jets, and more.
Evercore Wealth Management was the title sponsor. Additional sponsors included: WABC New York; CBS Television; CBS Radio; NBC Owned TV Stations and Telemundo Station Group; Eileen and Jack Connors Jr.; ESPN; The Norman Knight Charitable Foundation; Marketron; Nielsen; Putnam Investments; Tito’s Handmade Vodka; and others.
The Broadcasters Foundation of America has distributed millions of dollars in aid to thousands of broadcasters and their families who lost their livelihood through a catastrophic event, debilitating disease, or unforeseen family tragedy.
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For more information on applying for a grant or making a donation, go to www.broadcastersfoundation.org, or call 212-373-8250.
Comments (1)
Wagner Pereira says:
October 19, 2016 at 1:41 pm
Read the IRS Filings to find that after the fully deductible $200k raised at the golf outing, after expenses, they will show a profit of around only 5% of that. Very sad. Too bad the $200k plus travel expenses for participants could not be given to needy recipients.